Issue · 1981
Vol. 31, Iss. 3
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ArticlesEffect of some pre-treatments on seed germination and subsequent development of Acacia longifolia seedlings
Adil Al-Kinany
In pursuance of the objectives of a training programmed in GDR, the senior author was assigned the task of investigating the dormancy in Acacia longifolia seed and subsequent growth of the seedlings under glass house conditions. The study was carried out at de…
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Distribution of belowground biomass in a short grass prairie eco-systems
Sultan Maqsood Khan
A study was conducted on short grass prairie near Fort Collins Colorado to determine the effect of depth, slope and micro-relief (ridges and depressions) on belowground biomass. The underground plant biomass was collected to 40cm depth. Fifty percent ( 1004 g/…
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Growing trees with agricultural crops
G. M. Khattak, Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, Abdul Khaliq
Intro: Pakistan is largely an arid and sami-arid land with two thirds of it under mountains and deserts. Agriculture is practiced over about 47.5 million acres, of which about 33.5 million are irrigated, mostly by canals. Production forests cover barely 1.5% o…
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Dry-zone afforestation in the Juniper forests of Baluhistan
G. M. Khattak Dr, Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: The Juniper (Juniperus excelsa) forests of Balucnistan occur over about 250,000 acres between Lat. 30° 9' and 30° 27' N, and Long. 67° 11' and 68° 3' E, on hilly and rugged terrain ranging in elevation from about 5000 to 12,000 f…
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Mechanical control of Blue pine defoliator Biston regalis Moore (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) in Murree and Azad Kashmir
M. Iqbal Ahmad, Hanif Gul, Wali-ur-Rehman
Intro: For the first time Biston regalis Moore appreared in epidemic form in the blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) forests of Murree and Azad Kashmir in August, 1980, causing defoliation over about 3175 acres. The insect has an annual life cycle with moths emergin…
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Comparative yield potential of three strains of Curcuma domestica harvested at one and two years at Peshawar
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Anwar Ahmad Khan
Cultivation trials were conducted on three strains of Curcuma domestica to judge their comparative yield potential under Peshawar climatic conditions. Results revealed that two years rotated crop would give more yield and net income to the farmer as compared t…
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